Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Mauritania
Mauritania: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 11.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Mauritania, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 11.2% for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Mauritania peaked at 11.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2020.
Mauritania ranks 87th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.7% | — |
| 1999 | 6.9% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +30.3% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -20.3% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +87.1% |
| 2024 | 11.2% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.7% | 6.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.0% | 7.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.9% | 8.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 5.8% | 11.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,029 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 52,338 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 258,591 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1725 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Mauritania?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Mauritania was 11.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2020.
- How does Mauritania rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 87th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release